>>>>> "Pete" == Pete Templin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Pete> On Sat, 11 Jan 1997, Jonas Bofjall wrote: >> No, this is wrong. A new user should not have to read long >> documents prior to installation. The configure scripts which runs >> directly after the installation should make reading docs >> unnecessary. Pete> I disagree. You should understand what you are doing. If you Pete> don't even want to know what is going and how you are to use it, Pete> what is the point of having it? Bragging to your friends? I think both of you have valid points. It is clear that there is a compromise to be reached. The installation scripts should ``remind'' user of important features while some document reading are necessary before the extensive use of a package. -- Billy C.-M. Chow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Department of Systems Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]